道達爾能源CEO：我們必須投資建設輸油管道以繞過霍爾木茲海峽，例如經由阿布扎比和敘利亞。這次危機給我們的教訓是，我們是最受中東影響的石油巨頭。

Bank of England policymaker Taylor said if more easing room materializes as envisaged in the Bank's “A” scenario, policymakers may ultimately need to cut rates swiftly and could even take the Bank Rate below neutral for a period.

KATAYAMA said she held a phone call with US Treasury Secretary BESSENT; the discussion briefly lifted the yen but it remains near four-decade lows. She said Tokyo and Washington have a full consensus to take bold action, including currency intervention if needed, and that bilateral cooperation and coordination have strengthened. She declined to comment on current FX levels. The roughly one-hour call, a follow-up to last week’s G7 meeting, also covered global financial-market conditions and developments around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.